Wednesday, March 20, 2013
The White House recently announced that a senior European affairs adviser on the National Security Council will move into a post created to stop the spread of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons. Senior Director for European Affairs Elizabeth Sherwood-Randal, … Read More…
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
B3 Solutions recently announced that it has been awarded a five-year contract from the U.S. Department of Defense Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense. The contract gives B3 a major role in support of JPEO-CBD Omnibus Program … Read More…
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The U.S. Postal Service in Philadelphia recently underwent a major test of its Biohazard Detection System response plan. Local, state and federal first responders participated in the two hour drill at the U.S. Postal Service’s Philadelphia Mail Processing and Distribution … Read More…
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The U.S. director of National Intelligence recently warned a Senate panel that a nuclear weapon-armed North Korea is a serious threat. James R. Clapper gave the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee an overview of how the U.S. intelligence apparatus views the … Read More…
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Scientists recently found that antibodies from llamas may be able to fight off seven different kinds of botulinum neurotoxins. Researchers from the Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research discovered that the llama antibodies, called single domain antibodies (sdAb), or nanobodies, differ … Read More…
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Twenty-three Congressional Delegates recently visited Fort Polk, Louisiana, to watch soldiers demonstrate how they use their equipment in training and on missions. At Fort Polk, the delegates met with the 1st Maneuver Enhancement Brigade and Operations Group, who displayed the … Read More…
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Several of the world’s major powers are hoping Iran will respond to their latest offer to reduce economic sanctions in exchange for Tehran scaling back its nuclear activity. The United States, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, China and Russia presented … Read More…
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Hazardous materials teams, local law enforcement units and rescue crews were recently dispatched to a South Carolina home after a letter containing white powder arrived. The incident occurred in the town of Summerville, which is part of the Charlottesville metropolitan … Read More…